Liverpool News for 27 October 2009

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Liverpool’s gay community calls for action after attack on James Parkes Oct 27 2009

Liverpool’s gay community has called for more to be done after a gang attacked a police officer.Samantha Parker reportsRead

Homotopia not Homophobia festival to bring social justice issues in Liverpool under the spot light Oct 27 2009

GAY arts festival Homotopia is putting the issues of hate crime and homophobia on the agenda of this year’s event.Read

Slump in planning applications leads to Liverpool council job cuts Oct 27 2009

CITY planning officers have become the latest victims of the credit crunch.Read

House of Commons report in to Nimrod spy plane disaster which claimed life of Merseyside man Steven Swarbrick Oct 27 2009

A WOMAN whose son died in a spy plane disaster which claimed the lives of three Merseyside men will be in London tomorrow when the Nimrod Review is presented to Parliament.Read

Murdered Michael Causer’s mother to go into schools to halt hate crime Oct 27 2009

THE mother of openly gay murder victim Michael Causer, who died in August last year, has expressed her fury at what she brands a “despicable attack”.Read

Royal Air Force Association club hit by armed robbery Oct 27 2009

ARMED raiders carrying a sawn-off shotgun and knives carried out a terrifying attack on staff at a popular Royal Air Force Association club.Read

Axed Knowsley street wardens go to tribunal Oct 27 2009

A SENIOR councillor told two street wardens their service would be axed if they took industrial action, a tribunal heard.Read

Merseyside children expose families’ wasteful behaviour Oct 27 2009

TWO Merseyside youngsters have turned detective to monitor their families’ wasteful behaviour.Read

Hidden Honcho helps to build on creative successes in Sefton Oct 27 2009

THE Hidden Honchos scheme which paired entrepreneurs with social enterprises is helping to lay firm foundations for a £1.5m creative hub scheme in Sefton.Read

Flickr pictures capture different view of life Oct 27 2009

THE Lord Mayor of Liverpool attends scores of civic functions each week.Read

Criminals ‘offend under supervision’ on Merseyside Oct 27 2009

TWO violent or sex criminals were charged with murder, rape or another further serious offence while under supervision in Merseyside last year, it has been revealed.Read

Men wanted for Strictly Adelphi tea dances Oct 27 2009

VISITORS to the Adelphi are putting on the glitz at the historic hotel’s new fortnightly tea dances.Read

Will fundraiser Oct 27 2009

WIRRAL law firms are inviting people to make a will for no fee, in return for a donation of £50 or more to Hoylake Cottage.Read

Lord Falconer to speak at Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation fundraiser Oct 27 2009

FORMER Lord Chancellor, Lord Charles Falconer, is to be the guest speaker at a fund raising event in Liverpool this week.Read

Legal aid reforms could place vulnerable at risk Oct 27 2009

ONE of Liverpool’s top family law teams has spoken out at reforms to legal aid that they say will badly affect the running of family courts.Read

Married life in Liverpool comes under the spotlight in revealing survey Oct 27 2009

MORE than a third of married people surveyed in Liverpool wish they were with someone else, according to new research from legal website lawoptions.co.ukRead

Labour closes poll gap on Tories Oct 27 2009

LABOUR slightly closed its popularity deficit with the Tories, but remained 13 points behind in the latest opinion poll.Read

Man breached sex order the day after it was imposed, court told Oct 27 2009

A SEX offender breached a court order banning him from contacting young people the day after it was imposed, a court heard.Read

Tate Liverpool and Lady Lever Art Gallery lined up to assist Prenton High School for Girls Oct 27 2009

TWO giants of the art world could help run a Wirral school under ambitious plans.Read

Birkenhead MP Frank Field: I would welcome challengers Oct 27 2009

BIRKENHEAD MP Frank Field has said he would welcome an open primary to choose who would stand in his constituency for the Labour Party at the next General Election.Read

Elton John cancels concert date as Liverpool Echo Arena gig nears Oct 27 2009

SIR Elton John has had to postpone a third UK show on his Red Piano tour as he battles with illness.Read

Court battle looms to save “Dome of Home” in New Brighton Oct 27 2009

A HIGH Court battle is on the horizon for campaigners aiming to have a landmark church in Wirral re-opened.Read

Neil Large is new Liverpool Heart and Chest hospital chairman Oct 27 2009

A LIVERPOOL hospital has appointed a new chairman.Read

Gurkha heroes take pension equality battle into court Oct 27 2009

A HIGH Court battle is being waged today over thousands of Gurkhas’ pension payments.Read

UK falling behind in carbon emissions Oct 27 2009

THE UK is falling behind other countries in the drive to develop technology which can capture and permanently store carbon emissions from power stations, a report by leading engineers has warned.Read

Pall Mall office skyscraper set to be approved Oct 27 2009

CITY leaders are set to approve an application that could strengthen Liverpool’s case for around 5,000 government jobs.Read

Anfield woman choked to death during raid on her home, court told Oct 27 2009

A BURGLAR who allegedly choked a woman with learning difficulties to death boasted he “chickened” her, a court heard.Read

John Barnes bankruptcy order is rescinded Oct 27 2009

FORMER Liverpool and England star John Barnes has had a bankruptcy order against him rescinded.Read

Childhood friends catch up on old times in Netherton nursing home after spending 60 years apart Oct 27 2009

TWO old friends were reunited after more than 60 years, when they realised they were both residents at the same Merseyside nursing home.Read

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